April 01, 2008	Tuesday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 23, 1429

LAUSANNE, March 31: India are in serious danger of losing the right to host field hockey’s men’s World Cup in 2010, the world governing body warned on Monday.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH), worried at India’s falling standards, devised a “Promoting Indian Hockey” project last year to raise standards in the country’s national sport.

FIH president Els van Breda Vriesman warned Indian officials they could miss hosting the 2010 World Cup in New Delhi if the project was not implemented immediately.

“After having carefully studied the progress made with the project ‘Promoting Indian Hockey’ as well as the actions taken in the preparation of the World Cup 2010, the Executive Board noted that satisfactory progress had not been made in either area,” the FIH said in a statement.—AFP